About Me: | Aspen | Quinoa- | Potato and Starch Lab- | DNA Replication- | VOCAB:

About Me:

Hi, my name is Will, and I am currently attending Punxsutawney Area High School. I play baseball, basketball, and track. In my spare time, I like to watch TV, hang out with friends, and play baseball. ( It is my life). I am just an ordinary kid, with dreams of becoming a landscaper.my_photo42.jpg

Aspen

1. Quaking Aspen
2. Populus tremuloides
3. Canker Fungi
4. Grows fast, so fills up burn areas quickly
5. Related to the willow
6. Used for lumber and wooden machines.
7. Long and thin
8. Cooler areas of Northern America

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Quinoa-

1. Quinoa is grown in South America, Canada, and Colorado.
2. Pasta, cookies, and cereal can be made from quinoa.
3. Quinoa contains more protein then any other grain, with an average of 16.2%, while 7.5% for rice, and 9.9% for wheat.

Potato and Starch Lab-

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The potatoes has osmosis and the starch solution has diffusion.
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(Tap water before and after)

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(Salt water solution before and after)

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(Starch solution before and after)

DNA Replication-

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Step 1: DNA unwinds
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Step 2: Hydrogen bonds are broken

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Steps 3 and 4: New strands form
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Step 5: Hydrogen bonds reform

VOCAB:

Telomeres- Either end of a eukaryotic chromosome.
Okazaki fragments- Short fragment of DNA synthesized on the lagging strand during DNA replication.
Dna ligase- DNA ligases close nicks in the phosphodiester backbone of DNS.
Telomerase- An enzyme active in cancer and actively-dividing cells.
Cancer- Growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division.
Transplanted cells- The transplantation of stem cells or blood.
Cloning- The research activity that creates a copy of some biological entity.
Aging- Acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time.